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South Padre

26.080°, -97.200° · tides: Queen Isabella Causeway (west end)

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Today

This Afternoon: High 84° · 8% rain

Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind around 16 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 17% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. North northeast wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:56 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:41 PM / 2:07 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 70%
Minor period
1:37 AM–2:37 AM
Major period
7:55 AM–9:55 AM
Minor period
3:11 PM–4:11 PM
Major period
8:20 PM–10:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 206 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PMclouds2% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover15% cloud cover22% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover16% cloud cover16% cloud cover37% cloud cover21% cloud cover18% cloud cover20% cloud cover11% cloud cover12% cloud cover34% cloud cover39% cloud cover45% cloud cover52% cloud cover36% cloud cover58% cloud cover38% cloud cover41% cloud cover38% cloud cover31% cloud cover47% cloud cover52% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover31% cloud cover39% cloud cover29% cloud cover30% cloud cover31% cloud cover32% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover29% cloud cover27% cloud cover23% cloud cover19% cloud cover15% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°79828078777474778080797877757577rain5% chance5% chance7% chance8% chance7% chance3% chance11% chance17% chance11% chance6% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance6% chance7% chance8% chance14% chance21% chance29% chance35% chance32% chance44% chance67% chance, 0.01 in58% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in28% chance22% chance24% chance25% chance25% chance43% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance4% chancewind01020mphNNE 15 mph, gusts 18NNE 16 mph, gusts 20NNE 15 mph, gusts 18N 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 9 mph, gusts 12NNE 7 mph, gusts 9N 8 mph, gusts 9NNW 8 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 8N 7 mph, gusts 8N 9 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 10 mph, gusts 12ENE 12 mph, gusts 13ENE 13 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 2 PM79°81°67°66%2%5%–NNE 1518–
Tue 3 PM80°82°66°63%3%5%–NNE 1618–
Tue 4 PM80°82°66°63%4%7%–NNE 1620–
Tue 5 PM82°84°67°61%3%8%–NNE 1620–
Tue 6 PM79°79°67°68%15%7%–NNE 1518–
Tue 7 PM80°84°71°74%22%3%–NNE 1417–
Tue 8 PM80°84°71°75%32%11%–N 1316–
Tue 9 PM78°79°70°76%32%17%–NNE 1316–
Tue 10 PM78°78°71°79%22%11%–NNE 1215–
Tue 11 PM78°78°72°82%22%6%–NNE 1013–
Wed 12 AM77°77°72°83%16%4%–NNE 912–
Wed 1 AM77°77°71°82%16%5%–NNE 810–
Wed 2 AM77°77°71°81%37%5%–NNE 79–
Wed 3 AM76°76°71°86%21%4%–N 79–
Wed 4 AM75°75°71°87%18%6%–N 89–
Wed 5 AM74°74°71°90%20%7%–NNW 89–
Wed 6 AM74°74°71°92%11%8%–NNW 89–
Wed 7 AM74°74°71°92%12%14%–NNW 78–
Wed 8 AM74°74°72°93%34%21%–N 78–
Wed 9 AM74°74°72°93%39%29%–N 67–
Wed 10 AM76°76°72°88%45%35%–N 78–
Wed 11 AM77°77°73°86%52%32%–NE 89–
Wed 12 PM78°78°73°84%36%44%–N 910–
Wed 1 PM80°84°73°81%58%67%0.01"ENE 912–⚡
Wed 2 PM80°84°73°81%38%58%0.01"E 912–⚡
Wed 3 PM80°84°73°79%41%43%0.01"E 1013–⚡
Wed 4 PM82°87°73°74%38%41%0.01"E 1214–⚡
Wed 5 PM80°83°73°79%31%38%0.01"E 1215–⚡
Wed 6 PM79°83°72°79%47%31%0.01"E 1215–⚡
Wed 7 PM80°85°74°80%52%28%–E 1214–⚡
Wed 8 PM79°83°73°81%35%22%–E 1213–⚡
Wed 9 PM79°79°72°81%36%24%–E 1013–⚡
Wed 10 PM78°78°72°80%31%25%–E 1013–⚡
Wed 11 PM78°78°71°79%39%25%–E 1012–⚡
Thu 12 AM78°78°71°79%29%43%–E 1012–
Thu 1 AM77°77°70°79%30%42%–E 910–⚡
Thu 2 AM77°77°70°80%31%42%–E 89–⚡
Thu 3 AM76°76°70°80%32%42%–E 89–⚡
Thu 4 AM76°76°69°81%33%42%–E 89–
Thu 5 AM75°75°69°81%33%42%–E 89–
Thu 6 AM75°75°69°81%33%42%–ENE 89–
Thu 7 AM75°75°69°80%33%9%–ENE 910–
Thu 8 AM75°75°68°79%31%9%–ENE 1012–
Thu 9 AM76°76°68°77%29%9%–ENE 1012–
Thu 10 AM76°77°68°75%27%9%–ENE 1213–
Thu 11 AM77°77°68°74%23%9%–ENE 1314–
Thu 12 PM78°78°68°72%19%9%–ENE 1315–
Thu 1 PM79°79°68°70%15%4%–ENE 1416–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

84° / 74°

17% rain

NNE 10–16 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

84° / 75°

67% rain · 0.06"

NE 6–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

83° / 72°

43% rain

ENE 8–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 74°

4% rain

E 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

9% rain

ESE 10–16 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

82° / 75°

25% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 73°

41% rain · 0.06"

E 8–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind around 16 mph.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. North northeast wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers between 8am and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 10 to 16 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 12 to 15 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 12 to 15 mph.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 201 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the
Rio Grande out 60 NM. 

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ130-132-135-201930-
Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado-
Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port
Mansfield TX-
Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX-
201 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance
of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast early
in the afternoon, then becoming east 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop
late in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers early in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance
of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers until
early morning. A slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop late in the afternoon. A slight chance of
showers early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
5 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing
to smooth early in the morning. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM

GMZ150 · 209 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the
Rio Grande out 60 NM. 

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ150-155-210730-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
209 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms until early morning. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2021

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
52% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 1:25 PM
★★☆☆c42
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
2
42% lit
↑ 1:47 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★★☆☆c41
3
33% lit
↑ 2:17 AM
↓ 3:09 PM
★★☆☆c49
4
24% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 4:01 PM
★★★☆c59
5
17% lit
↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 4:54 PM
★★★★c66
Apogee · 405,340 km
6
10% lit
↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 5:48 PM
★★★★c71
7
5% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 6:42 PM
★★★★c74
8
2% lit
↑ 5:24 AM
↓ 7:36 PM
★★★★c77
best
9
0% lit
↑ 6:14 AM
↓ 8:28 PM
★★★★c79
Moon farthest north (26.0°)
New Moon
best
10
1% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 9:16 PM
★★★★c80
best
11
3% lit
↑ 8:06 AM
↓ 10:01 PM
★★★★c80
12
7% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★★★c78
13
14% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 11:19 PM
★☆☆☆c74
14
22% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 11:55 PM
★★★★c69
15
31% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c60
16
42% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 12:29 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
17
53% lit
↑ 2:02 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
★★☆☆c44
First Quarter
18
65% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 1:42 AM
★★☆☆c63
19
75% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 2:22 AM
★★★★c80
20
85% lit
↑ 5:20 PM
↓ 3:09 AM
★★★★c91
21
92% lit
↑ 6:27 PM
↓ 4:02 AM
★★★★c98
Perigee · 364,518 km
22
97% lit
↑ 7:31 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest south (-25.5°)
23
100% lit
↑ 8:29 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
★★★★c98
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
24
99% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★★★c94
best
25
97% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★★★c86
26
91% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 9:20 AM
★★☆☆c75
27
85% lit
↑ 11:14 PM
↓ 10:19 AM
★★★★c63
28
77% lit
↑ 11:46 PM
↓ 11:14 AM
★★☆☆c51
29
68% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:08 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
30
58% lit
↑ 12:17 AM
↓ 1:01 PM
★☆☆☆c38
31
49% lit
↑ 12:48 AM
↓ 1:53 PM
★★☆☆c46
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jul 1 · 4:11 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 1 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Jul 5 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,340 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jul 9 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jul 9 · 8:16 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jul 16 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jul 17 · 5:10 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jul 21 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 364,518 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jul 22 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jul 23 · 9:37 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jul 29 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jul 31 · 8:16 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jul 8 · Fri, Jul 9 · Sat, Jul 10 · Fri, Jul 23 · Sat, Jul 24

Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.

Moon distance

364,565 km closest · 405,336 km farthest

Reading the calendar: ↑ moonrise and ↓ moonset are local times. Stars are the solunar rating; “c” is the tide coefficient (20–120). Moon overhead and underfoot times are the major feeding periods, and moonrise and moonset are the minor ones; see each day on the tide pages.
Tide chart for Queen Isabella Causeway (west end)Surf report: South Padre IslandOffshore conditionsLive cams

Forecasts, alerts and marine forecasts: National Weather Service. Current conditions: NWS observations and NOAA tide-station sensors. Map stations: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airports), NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC. Radar: NEXRAD via IEM. Satellite: GOES-East via NASA GIBS. Tropical: National Hurricane Center. Moon and sun times are calculated for this location. Forecast grid updated Tue 1:00 PM.